Nexuiz (2012 video game)

{{Infobox video game

| title = Nexuiz

| image = Nexuiz cover.jpg

| developer = IllFonic

| publisher = THQ

| designer =

| writer =

| released = Xbox 360
{{vgrelease|WW|February 29, 2012}}Microsoft Windows
{{vgrelease|NA|May 3, 2012|EU|May 10, 2012}}

| series =

| genre = First-person shooter

| modes = Multiplayer

| platforms = Windows, Xbox 360 (XBLA)

}}

Nexuiz is a 2012 first-person shooter video game developed by IllFonic and published by THQ for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360. It used CryEngine 3 and it is based on the original free game Nexuiz (due to the name having been sold to Nexuiz, the free game continued its development under the Xonotic name{{cite web

| url=https://games.slashdot.org/story/10/03/22/1859212/Nexuiz-Founder-Licenses-It-For-Non-GPL-Use

| title=Nexuiz Founder Licenses It For Non-GPL Use

| publisher=Slashdot

| date=March 22, 2010

| access-date=October 30, 2016

| archive-date=October 31, 2016

| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031085652/https://games.slashdot.org/story/10/03/22/1859212/Nexuiz-Founder-Licenses-It-For-Non-GPL-Use

| url-status=live

}}{{cite web

| url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODA4OA

| title=Nexuiz Gets Forked, Turned Into Xonotic

| date=March 22, 2010

| first=Michael

| last=Larabel

| publisher=Phoronix

| access-date=October 30, 2016

| archive-date=April 14, 2016

| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414080113/http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODA4OA

| url-status=live

}}). The servers for the Xbox 360 and PC versions were taken offline in February 2013 due to the closure of THQ.{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/2/27/4037348/nexuiz-xbox-360-servers-taken-offline|title=Nexuiz Xbox 360 servers taken offline|last=Tach|first=Dave|date=February 27, 2013|publisher=Polygon|accessdate=February 27, 2013|archive-date=August 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814212140/http://www.polygon.com/2013/2/27/4037348/nexuiz-xbox-360-servers-taken-offline|url-status=live}}

Overview

Nexuiz is a remake of 2005's Nexuiz, which began development as a 2001 Quake mod developed by Lee Vermeulen. The project then moved to the DarkPlaces engine. On March 1, 2010, it was revealed that IllFonic had purchased the rights to the name Nexuiz. {{cite web |title=Nexuiz’s future remains tangled after THQ bankruptcy |url=https://www.polygon.com/2013/2/12/3980848/nexuiz-thq-bankruptcy-illfonic-alientrap |website=Polygon |access-date=27 March 2025}}

During matches, players can acquire and activate mutators that provide them with unique gameplay abilities.{{cite web |title=Nexuiz review (XBLA) |url=https://xblafans.com/nexuiz-review-xbla-40646.html |website=Xblafans |access-date=28 March 2025}}

Reception

{{Video game reviews

| MC = 54/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nexuiz/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Nexuiz for PC Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More |publisher=Metacritic |date=October 28, 2012 |access-date=October 28, 2012 |archive-date=October 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023050117/http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/nexuiz |url-status=live }}

| GI = 6/10

| GSpot = 8.0

| IGN = 8.0{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/games/nexuiz/xbox-360-63717 |title=Nexuiz - Xbox 360 |publisher=IGN |access-date=December 10, 2012 |archive-date=January 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113091301/http://www.ign.com/games/nexuiz/xbox-360-63717 |url-status=live }}

| OXMUK = 4/10Official Xbox Magazine (UK), June 2012, p.101

}}

Nexuiz received mixed reviews. GameSpot praised its price and fast pace,{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/nexuiz/reviews/nexuiz-review-6363964/ |title=Nexuiz Review |publisher=GameSpot |access-date=December 10, 2012 |archive-date=December 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213110324/http://www.gamespot.com/nexuiz/reviews/nexuiz-review-6363964/ |url-status=live }} but Game Informer wrote that as a "haphazard port" of an old mod for an old game, it added little to the genre or original concept except for charging players.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/nexuiz/b/xbox360/archive/2012/02/29/review.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303051729/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/nexuiz/b/xbox360/archive/2012/02/29/review.aspx |url-status=live |archive-date=March 3, 2012 |title=Game Informer review|magazine=Game Informer}}